Seminar held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 04 2017:
A day-long seminar on open defecation free, health, hygiene and sanitation was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Thoubal along with Public Health Engineering Department in the office of PHED, Thoubal today with District Employment Officer Th Subhaschandra Singh and NSS Programme Officer, WMGC Thoubal L Sanatombi Devi attending as chief guest and president respectively .
Delivering key note address, Y Laksman Singh, DYC Thoubal highlighted the programme and activities under Swatchhta Pakhwada Fortnight from August 1 to 15 .
He stressed on the need for the citizens to keep the surrounding clean, potable water for health and use of sanitary latrine in every household .
Taking part in the seminar as resource persons, Assistant Engineers Livingstone and Tokendro highlighted the attempts made by PHED in constructing low cost sanitary latrine amounting to Rs 12, 000 for every household under BPL .
They maintained that the construction of sanitary latrine is being done in the district with the Gram Panchayats .
Earlier during the day, Deputy Commissioner L Nabakishwar convened a meeting of all the district level officers regarding the celebration of Swatchha Pakhwada Fortnight in the district.